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Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Tom Smith has died aged 50. A quiet but lovely man who was a hell of a player.

Tom Smith Tributes To Greatest Scotland Player Of The Professional Era Who Has Died After Cancer Battle The Scotsman

Scottish Rugby tweeted.

. So sad to hear of the passing of my old team mate Tom Smith who battled his illness with courage and strength just like he played rugby. Thinking of his family. 12 hours agoScottish Rugby tweeted.

12 hours agoTom Smith. Tom Smith born 31 October 1971 in London England is an English-born former Scotland international rugby union loosehead prop who played for Glasgow Warriors Caledonia Reds and Northampton Saints and also represented the British and Irish Lions. 12 hours agoRugby community hails Smiths skill and character Gregor Townsend Scotland head coach and a former team-mate of Smith believes the prop will be regarded as one of Scotlands best players.

1 hour agoTom Smith was 5ft 10in tall but when talking to those who knew him and who played with him you would hear of a man who was somewhere closer to 10ft 5in tall. Telfer the revered coach of the Lions forwards on that expedition was a long-time admirer having first spotted Smith playing for Dundee High School FP in a sevens tournament in Hawick. All our thoughts are with Toms family and friends at this time.

The 50-year-old loosehead-prop who won 61 caps for Scotland was an instrumental figure in Scotlands. Tom Smith was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021. 13 hours agoLions legend Smith inducted into Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame.

10 hours agoWorld Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said on Twitter. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in. Rugby Hall of Fame since his 2017 induction.

Tributes to greatest Scotland player of the professional era who has died after cancer battle Tom Smith an outstanding player for Scotland and the British and. Sport Rugby Union Tom Smith gives update on his cancer battle and admits he was looking down the abyss at one point Former Scotland captain Tom Smith has given an update on his battle with. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in Scotland and throughout.

1 hour agoMeanwhile Brian ODriscoll Smiths Lions team-mate on their 2001 tour of Australia tweeted. Tom Smith born 31 August 1953 died 6 April 2022 was a former Scotland international rugby union player and a former Scotland international basketball player. He is now a rugby coach.

A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in Scotland and throughout the game. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in. 12 hours agoScotland lionsofficial prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50.

Tom Smith hailed as the greatest Scotland player of the professional era is today announced as the latest inductee into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. Tom Smith to be inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. One of the great players of his time with huge strength and an even bigger heart he was.

A wonderful loosehead prop Smith earned 61 caps for Scotland between 1997 and 2005 and held the distinction of being selected for six straight Tests for the. Smith played captained and coached the US National team and has been a member of the US. At the time I felt quite exposed Smith.

Smith was in the Lions famous 1997 side that won 2-1 in South Africa after three epic battles and in the. Born to a Scottish mother and an English father in London Tom Smith first started to excel at rugby at school on the banks of Loch Rannoch. Father-of-three Smith had revealed back in November 2019 that he had been diagnosed.

12 hours agoLondon-born Tom Smith won six Lions caps and played 61 times for Scotland Credit. Once the game turned professional in 1996 Tom Smith. Two-time British Irish Lions tourist Tom Smith has been announced as the latest inductee into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame in recognition of his incredible career.

12 hours agoThe world of rugby last night united to pay tribute to Scotland legend Tom Smith who has died at the age of 50. Tommy Smith is a former rugby union player who represented the United States in 15s and 7s rugby before becoming the coach of the US sevens team in 1999. Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50.

Michael Cooper Allsport Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50 Scotland Rugby said on Twitter confirming the news. 40 minutes agoRugby stars have hailed Smith following his passing. Scottish Rugby is deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of the countrys finest rugby players former internationalist and captain Tom Smith aged 50.

Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. Recognised as one of the nations finest players Smith was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in. He was a rugby player first and a prop second Telfer recalled.

Scotland and Lions prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50. 12 hours agoSport Rugby Union Tom Smith. Smith was part of the famous 1997 series-winning side before touring again four years later becoming the only Scottish player to have played in six consecutive Lions Tests.

Deeply saddened to hear that Tom Smith has passed. A quiet colossus a revolutionary in. During rugbys amateur era he represented Dundee High School FP and Watsonians.

13 hours agoScottish Rugby. A hugely respected player Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in Scotland and throughout the game. That was the reality former British Irish Lions prop Tom Smith had to go through when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019.

13 hours agoScottish Rugby tweeted.

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